Aid to Blacks/Minorities 1970 -2016
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| '70 | '72 | '74 | '76 | '78 | '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Help 1 | 13 (198) |
12 (269) |
12 (295) |
11 (306) |
10 (236) |
5 (64) |
7 (92) |
8 (180) |
7 (154) |
9 (177) |
8 (149) |
6 (141) |
5 (97) |
5 (79) |
9 (111) |
6 (56) |
** | 8 (96) |
** | 6 (140) |
** | 4 (239) |
** | 10 (424) |
| 2 | 7 (107) |
7 (148) |
6 (139) |
7 (200) |
5 (120) |
4 (60) |
5 (68) |
7 (149) |
5 (110) |
5 (95) |
6 (121) |
5 (123) |
5 (91) |
4 (61) |
7 (85) |
4 (40) |
** | 5 (63) |
** | 5 (110) |
** | 4 (227) |
** | 7 (311) |
| 3 | 7 (102) |
12 (264) |
10 (249) |
11 (317) |
9 (210) |
10 (138) |
10 (138) |
13 (289) |
10 (213) |
10 (199) |
10 (192) |
10 (240) |
9 (151) |
9 (147) |
10 (122) |
7 (71) |
** | 8 (93) |
** | 7 (169) |
** | 7 (409) |
** | 9 (378) |
| 4 | 23 (340) |
21 (470) |
21 (513) |
18 (513) |
22 (504) |
25 (355) |
25 (354) |
27 (597) |
28 (603) |
21 (428) |
24 (464) |
24 (602) |
24 (423) |
21 (366) |
25 (314) |
25 (238) |
** | 22 (264) |
** | 19 (448) |
** | 21 (1240) |
** | 20 (840) |
| 5 | 11 (167) |
10 (229) |
10 (250) |
10 (285) |
14 (328) |
18 (257) |
14 (195) |
16 (352) |
16 (344) |
14 (280) |
14 (266) |
13 (327) |
15 (273) |
18 (305) |
14 (176) |
15 (141) |
** | 15 (175) |
** | 12 (277) |
** | 12 (697) |
** | 11 (449) |
| 6 | 10 (147) |
11 (246) |
8 (197) |
9 (242) |
11 (243) |
11 (156) |
14 (200) |
9 (199) |
13 (271) |
13 (255) |
14 (275) |
13 (329) |
15 (268) |
17 (287) |
12 (153) |
15 (148) |
** | 15 (184) |
** | 14 (324) |
** | 16 (942) |
** | 13 (547) |
| Help Themselves 7 | 19 (290) |
17 (375) |
19 (471) |
17 (495) |
17 (396) |
12 (173) |
11 (148) |
8 (178) |
12 (255) |
17 (347) |
16 (312) |
19 (468) |
20 (346) |
18 (309) |
14 (181) |
20 (192) |
** | 16 (186) |
** | 22 (502) |
** | 24 (1391) |
** | 17 (722) |
| DK, Haven't Thought | 10 (143) |
11 (254) |
15 (375) |
17 (479) |
11 (247) |
14 (198) |
15 (208) |
13 (287) |
9 (202) |
11 (227) |
9 (178) |
10 (236) |
7 (116) |
9 (153) |
10 (132) |
9 (85) |
** | 11 (132) |
** | 15 (342) |
** | 13 (736) |
** | 14 (579) |
| N | 1494 | 2255 | 2489 | 2837 | 2284 | 1401 | 1403 | 2231 | 2152 | 2008 | 1957 | 2466 | 1765 | 1707 | 1274 | 971 | 0 | 1193 | 0 | 2312 | 0 | 5881 | 0 | 4250 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4B.4.
Source: VCF0830 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Question Text:
1970-1984, 1986 FORM B, 1988 FORM B: "Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every possible effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks (1970: Negroes) and other minority groups (1980: even if it means giving them preferential treatment). Others feel that the government should not make any special effort to help minorities because they should help themselves (1970: but they should be expected to help themselves)."
1986 FORM A, 1988 FORM A, 1990 and later: "Some people feel that the government in Washington should make every (prior to 1996 only: possible) effort to improve the social and economic position of blacks...Others feel that the government should not make any special effort to help blacks because they should help themselves."
ALL YEARS: "Where would you place yourself on this scale, or haven't you thought much about it?" (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.
In the 2012 Web instrument, Don't Know was not present as an onscreen categories for Internet, however Haven't Thought Much about it was a response option for both modes.